parcel:
... (real
estate parcel) a real estate tract or plot legally
defined by metes
and bounds.
participant:
... one who is more than an observer; one who
is actively engaged or involved. For example, The
Network has
a mission to help people get together so that plans
for enterprise
development that make economic
development happen move forward. When .network users find contact
data for resource
or service providers and open a networking dialogue
we see them as participating in the mission. In addition, The
Network offers
participation
opportunities for networking savvy resource and service
providers who want to present themselves
as contacts.
peak performance:
... an attitude carried out in practice that
has self-motivation and goal orientation as two of its
distinguishing features. It's wrong to refer to a peak
performer as a workaholic. The latter can be identified
by a focus on busy-work whereas the peak performer sets
goals and adjusts priorities see How
Peak Performers Differ From Workaholics, Charles
Garfield.
performance based management:
... the handling, directing, or controlling of
employees based on measuring how successful they are in
performing tasks or assignments. Goals are set for them
and rewards are based on individual achievement. Numerous
terms move in and out of fashion related to performance-based
management, all related to ongoing efforts to raise performance
to the maximum and control costs by rewarding individual
workers based on contributionsee productivity.
performance/process improvement:
... actions taken to increase productivity, for
example by pursuit of excellence;
an economic
development tool when used in specific situations
that result in retention, expansion and investment in a location;
a jobs retention tool when successfully applied within
a enterprise of value to a community having an economic
development best practices program in place.
performance stepchange:
... a
highly focused approach to teaching or coaching for performance
improvement that combines state-of-the-art methods
and computer monitoring of productivity and customer
reactions. A trademark for computer monitoring software
used to support a stepped approach to making changes
for process improvement or
using performance-based management.
personal contact:
... the technique of business
networking that brings two people together
for the purpose of building or maintaining a relationship;
precursor to a networking dialogue. Indirect contact,
such as advertising
that a location seeks economic development, may
be useful to get attention but it takes personal contact
to make it happen.
Peter Principal:
... a principal set forth by Laurence Johnston
Peter (1919-1990) stating that people rise through the
employee ranks until they reach a level of incompetence.
The parodical term Peter-Out
Principal was more recently defined in the book Free
Agent Nation.
phishing:
... the act of misusing an email address or similar
identity for the purposes of perpetrating a prank, scam
or other cybercrime.
place:
... see location.
This definition is limited
to places
of interest to members of the defined .network user
group.
Anyone, however, who searches for a place, anywhere, in
an effort to find a contact in position as its location
data supplier is invited request its listing
in The Network for free should there be any difficulty
or if they seemingly reach a dead
end. We make it easy
for you to make a request because we want you to be
satisfied with
your search
results. Also, we sincerely want your input in
helping us build The Network. We only ask that
we be able to find
the place that you request we list on a standard road map.
place-data:
... location
data, based on the above definition of place.
planned community development:
... a
place for people and a sustainable economy laid out
in advance of its occupancy; a new
town resulting from a project for improving real
estate so that a residential combined with a commercial and,
sometimes industrial market,
can be accommodated. Planned community development efforts
are usually government controlled so that land for infrastructure
such as schools, supporting utilities and public
services is set aside. Government may also oversee
environmental protection, for example requiring the setting
aside of green spaces. For more information
see Planned
Communities / New Towns (George
Mason University Libraries).
plant site:
... an industrial site;
location of a manufacturing or processing plant; real estate
under consideration for the location of an industrial operation.
For example, the expression Plant Site Locators (see PSL)
was used in the 1990s to identify a site selection service
somewhat similar to that of the
Site
Selection Directory, but not free and open online as
is the case with the latter. PSL
no longer exists. The Site Selection Directory is not limited
to industrial site searches.
PSL
... initials that stood for Plant
Site Locators. A service that brokered information
about plant
site location projects to places that wanted economic
development prospects.
post:
... to publish something, for example, to post an
announcement of an economic
development project and site
selection criteria online. The posting of such a notice
in the Site
Selection Directory is a free service offered to economic
development prospects by The Network.
power / power cost:
... energy used in the operations of an enterprise. Power
cost or energy cost are categories of location
data. Enterprise
developers and site
selectors want to know what the cost of power will
be in a location. CLICK
HERE for an example of the power cost used by a data
broker or copy
and paste the following italicized words in the search
box below. Select
the search button. Substitute the name of a place
of interest to you for the word location inside the quotation
marks. Search the Web for ... site
selection power cost "location"
pre-employment training:
... training provided before employment in order
qualify a potential worker for a job. When used for
labor screening it offers the advantage of lessening
the risk
of mismatch which makes pre-employment training exceedingly
more practical than OJT (On-the-Job-Training).
pro-business:
... an attitude that supports enterprise
development;
the essential attitude of economic
development. Right-to-work and
tax laws that encourage the growth and expansion of
local enterprises are examples of things that reflect
a pro-business attitude in a location.
process-based management:
... the handling, directing, or controlling of
operations, actions, or a series of systematic changes
by continuously assessing, analyzing, and improving them.
production skills:
... the demonstrated proficiency, facility, or
dexterity of a worker or group which leads to a measurable
productivity level; the abilities necessary within a workforce in order for it to produce certain goods or services;
an attribute within a labor
pool that attracts the attention
of a potential employer, say, an economic
development prospect;
productivity
skills.
productivity:
... output determined after taking input into
account during production which is the ability to create,
furnish or supply something that has an exchange value;
therefore, it is the power to produce at a rate that can
be anticipated, set, or measured. Workforce productivity
is an extension of the power of individuals. Work ethic
(a dedication to quality production combined with an
appreciation for having specific and individual
opportunities to engage in work) is a factor
in productivitysee voice
of the customer. Assumptions about the work ethic
in a location impact
economic developmentsee
the definition of pro-business.
profile
... documentation of noteworthy characteristics
of, say for example, a placesee community
profile; a summary of data and descriptive information
arranged by categories in a presentation format, as is
generally the case with published location
data.
profiling:
... a research or investigative technique for
determining group characteristics and using them to reduce
the number of selection optionssee
the definition of location
profiling.
project:
... an undertaking preceded by planning and documented
by a Scope
Of Project (SOP) or the like, for example, a profile.
The documentation makes clear what is expected at completion.
The operative essential of a project is its set of
specifications. The line that separates a plan
and project at the preliminary
stage may not always be clear.
project criteria ... see project
specifications.
project profile:
... the scope of a project presented
in abbreviated often narrative form as an introductory
overview or summary. A profile for a site
selection project should at least always address four
essential data categories when used to request location
data from places
of interest.
project scope / scope of project:
... the full range of what is needed and wanted
to take a project to its conclusionmore.
project specifications:
... specs;
documentation of requirements for taking a project to
successful conclusion;
a list of project wants
and needs presented to those who are called upon to assist
or provide informational input, for example criteria that
make it possible to understand a RFP or RFQ.
In the case of a location
data supplier, project specifications are essential
for requesting informational input.
Wants and needs must be set forth in a way that makes recognition
of an economic
development prospect possible.
The informational wants of a site
selector should cover four
categories,
at least, if custom made responses are to be expected.
PSF:
... Project Specifications Form, a paper or online
form used by location
data suppliers to ask economic
development prospects about their wants and needs
(project specs).
project status:
... where things stand with a project.
For simplicity's sake, The
Network offers
three project phases for enterprise
developers and site
selectors to
consider using when communicating with their resource
and service providers, especially location
data suppliers.
profit:
... the remainder after the total cost of doing
business is calculated and subtracted; value that is clear
of all costs; i.e., clear profit. An economic profit
is the return a business makes on invested capital, minus
the cost of capital, times the amount of invested capitalsource.
promise of The Network
... the .network search
promise, a commitment
to provide personal search assistance for free when requested
to do so by those who choose to join in on the mission
of The Network.
property ... real
property, that which is owned
and deemed to have value.
prospect:
WordNet defines
a prospect as a candidate.
Within The
Network prospects are defined as being among those
who are members
of its target audienceenterprise
developers or site
selectors. An economic
development prospect is a person who visits
and kicks
the tires in a location according
to one definition but others
see that as a suspect. Prospecting
refers to the activity of calling business
decision makers, for example, when a group travels
together to make calls and promote their location,
an effort sometimes referred to as a team
trip.
prospect development:
... activities surrounding a systematic search
for prospects that include
promoting to them or managing strategies to get their attention.
Prospect development may be separated from business
development.
For example, an economic
development marketing program
may include advertising the availability of a location
package upon request. As requests are received
it's possible to build a list of names and addresses. Such
a list would
generally be considered worthless unless a prospect
development effort is mounted. A simple strategy would
be to
follow up and contact everyone on the list in order
to separate those who qualify as prospects from the rest.
After that a business development strategy is used to efficiently
zero in on prospects. Certainly the
example is practical and basic; nevertheless, field observations
will turn up dismissive
advertising campaigns time and again that fall
shot
of their potential for prospect development
because of failures to take followup seriously.
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prospect information:
... that which is requested or wanted by an enterprise
developer or site
selector, especially location
data in the latter case. The ability to find location
data suppliers can be useful.
prospect services:
... that which is available for or is provided
to a prospect. For example, local
development representatives should be positioned
to provide prospect information when
called upon to do so but their services may go beyond that.
Savvy
business
decision makers may need to know about the ones
who can help cut red
tape or otherwise facilitate enterprise
development.
public-private partnership:
... a venture entered into jointly by a government
and non-government entity, generally as a means for organizing
the financing and/or management structure for public use
or the public good.
public-sector financing:
... obtaining and/or using government controlled
funds which are made available as incentives to entice
private sector participation in financing projects. Lessons from the Field (Northeast-Midwest
Institute) has is a source of information about public-sector
financing programs. See the definition
of public-private
partnership and the list
of various programs that
US members of the .network target
user group have asked about over the years.
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